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Attacking midfielder Kembo Kibato was Vancouver’s third roster addition in the past month, following the signings of Canadian defender Elage Bah and international striker Jose Navarro in mid-February. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Lower Mainland’s newest pro soccer team keeps growing

More players, staff added to Vancouver Football Club roster ahead of second season start next month

Attacking midfielder Kembo Kibato was Vancouver’s third roster addition in the past month, following the signings of Canadian defender Elage Bah and international striker Jose Navarro in mid-February. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Wednesday marked Day 1 of play in the BC School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships at Langley Events Centre. (Ryan Molag, Langley Events Centre/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Boys head into quarter-final play at LEC today

BC School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships undeway at Langley Events Centre

Wednesday marked Day 1 of play in the BC School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships at Langley Events Centre. (Ryan Molag, Langley Events Centre/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Langley City woman Naomi Onotera went missing in late August, 2021. Her husband Obnes Regis is charged with manslaughter in her death. (RCMP/Special to Black Press Media)

Gruesome evidence introduced in Langley manslaughter hearing

Voir dire hearing will determine if evidence can be used in trial this spring

Langley City woman Naomi Onotera went missing in late August, 2021. Her husband Obnes Regis is charged with manslaughter in her death. (RCMP/Special to Black Press Media)
International striker Jose Navarro (above) is one of the newest players to join the Vancouver Football Club, along with Canadian defender Elage Bah. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Search coming for undiscovered Lower Mainland soccer stars

Vancouver Football Club holds open trials later this month in Langley, hunting for new talent

International striker Jose Navarro (above) is one of the newest players to join the Vancouver Football Club, along with Canadian defender Elage Bah. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
A video caught the moment when an RV, stopped on the railway tracks in Langley, was smashed by an oncoming CN Rail train on Tuesday, March 5. No one was injured. (JJ Kennard/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Moment when RV was hit by train in Langley

No one was injured

A video caught the moment when an RV, stopped on the railway tracks in Langley, was smashed by an oncoming CN Rail train on Tuesday, March 5. No one was injured. (JJ Kennard/Special to Langley Advance Times)
An RV was torn apart by a train after it stopped on the tracks in the 9900 block of 201st Street in Walnut Grove on Tuesday, March 5. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Train tears apart RV stopped on Langley tracks

Driver appears to have gotten out before the crash

An RV was torn apart by a train after it stopped on the tracks in the 9900 block of 201st Street in Walnut Grove on Tuesday, March 5. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
A four-vehicle crash tied up traffic for more than an hour on Hwy 1 through Aldergrove and Langley on Monday, Feb. 19. Crashes along that stretch of the highway have doubled. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Highway 1 crashes have doubled through Langley and Aldergrove

A near-daily occurrence, resident says

A four-vehicle crash tied up traffic for more than an hour on Hwy 1 through Aldergrove and Langley on Monday, Feb. 19. Crashes along that stretch of the highway have doubled. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Grady McDonnell, 15, was the youngest signing in CPL history, inking a deal with Vancouver FC last month. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

B.C. teen who was Vancouver FC’s youngest-ever signing playing for Ireland

Grady McDonnell seeing the world with the U-17 national soccer squad of his father’s homeland

Grady McDonnell, 15, was the youngest signing in CPL history, inking a deal with Vancouver FC last month. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
A Langley RCMP officer redirected traffic after a crash on 16th Avenue between 240th and 248th Street closed that section of the route to traffic for about eight hours on Monday, Family Day, Feb. 19. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Driver in critical condition after Cadillac collides with tractor-trailer truck in Langley

Road conditions may have been a factor, police said

A Langley RCMP officer redirected traffic after a crash on 16th Avenue between 240th and 248th Street closed that section of the route to traffic for about eight hours on Monday, Family Day, Feb. 19. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Ibrahim Bakare joins Vancouver FC as a centre-back in March 2023, and now parted ways with the Langley-based pro soceer team. (Beau Chevalier, Vancouver FC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Roster changes revealed for Lower Mainland’s newest pro soccer team

Ahead of Vancouver FC’s 2nd season, they sign forward Jose Navarro and part ways with Ibrahim Bakare

Ibrahim Bakare joins Vancouver FC as a centre-back in March 2023, and now parted ways with the Langley-based pro soceer team. (Beau Chevalier, Vancouver FC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Vancouver Giants are in Portland Saturday night, where the Winterhawks hope to turn the tables after losing to the G-Men at Langley Events Centre on Friday night, by a score of 3-1. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Vancouver Giants enjoy 6th straight win on home ice

G-Men down conference-leading Winterhawks 3-1 at LEC, then travel to Portland for rematch Saturday

Vancouver Giants are in Portland Saturday night, where the Winterhawks hope to turn the tables after losing to the G-Men at Langley Events Centre on Friday night, by a score of 3-1. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)
WHL teams, including the Vancouver Giants, are hosting a Re/Max Presents: Nickelodeon Night for Children’s Miracle Network on Feb. 24, during their game against the Kamloops Blazers. (Vancouver Giants images)

Vancouver Giants’ 2nd Nickelodeon Nights all about helping sick kids

G-Men will be sporting SpongeBob Squarepants themed jersies for Feb. 24 home game against Kamloops

WHL teams, including the Vancouver Giants, are hosting a Re/Max Presents: Nickelodeon Night for Children’s Miracle Network on Feb. 24, during their game against the Kamloops Blazers. (Vancouver Giants images)
Ward is currently starring for the Metropolitans 92 in France’s LNB Pro A, one of the top professional leagues around the globe, and is returning to play with the CEBL’s Vancouver Bandits this spring. (Vancouver Bandits/Special to Langley Advance Times)

The Warden returns to Lower Mainland’s pro basketball court

Vancouver Bandits re-sign Nick Ward, the team’s most valuable and most offensive player, for 2024

Ward is currently starring for the Metropolitans 92 in France’s LNB Pro A, one of the top professional leagues around the globe, and is returning to play with the CEBL’s Vancouver Bandits this spring. (Vancouver Bandits/Special to Langley Advance Times)
The aftermath of the sixth Chohan Freight Forwarders overpass crash in the last two years, in Delta on Dec. 28, 2023. (City of Delta photo)

Licence yanked for B.C. truck firm that hit six overpasses

Chohan Freight Forwarders had been under a suspension since Dec. 29

The aftermath of the sixth Chohan Freight Forwarders overpass crash in the last two years, in Delta on Dec. 28, 2023. (City of Delta photo)
Vancouver Giants beat the Victoria Royals on Vancouver Island Wednesday night, 5-1, in part thanks to the efforts of Regina’s right-handed centre Kyren Gronick, who scored two of those goals. (Jay Wallace/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Giants snag 5th straight win in Victoria

Giants host special CMHA night in Langley Friday against Portland, then back home Monday afternoon

Vancouver Giants beat the Victoria Royals on Vancouver Island Wednesday night, 5-1, in part thanks to the efforts of Regina’s right-handed centre Kyren Gronick, who scored two of those goals. (Jay Wallace/Special to Langley Advance Times)
A minimum $5 donation to the Red Panda Network earns the contributor a chance to name a cockroach at the Greater Vancouver Zoo after an ex or someone else considered “a bug.” (Screengrab/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Lower Mainland zoo puts twist on week of love

Naming a cockroach after an ex or anyone considered a bug could earn private red panda visit

A minimum $5 donation to the Red Panda Network earns the contributor a chance to name a cockroach at the Greater Vancouver Zoo after an ex or someone else considered “a bug.” (Screengrab/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Giants come back to defeat Wenatchee Wild 7-2 at Langley Events Centre Saturday night. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)

3rd time this season Vancouver Giants netminder crowned

Brett Mirwald stands out, named the Western Hockey Leagues’ goaltender of the week, again

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Giants come back to defeat Wenatchee Wild 7-2 at Langley Events Centre Saturday night. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)
“We all go through tough times,” said Giants Matthew Edwards, encouraging people to reach out and ask for help. He’s just one of the team’s players promoting mental health awareness. (Screengrab, Vancouver Giants)

VIDEO: Mental health wellness key of upcoming hockey game

Giants host special CMHA night on home ice in Langley on Friday

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“We all go through tough times,” said Giants Matthew Edwards, encouraging people to reach out and ask for help. He’s just one of the team’s players promoting mental health awareness. (Screengrab, Vancouver Giants)
Giants cap impressive weekend with 4-3 win over the Everett Silvertips. (Rob Wilton, Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: 2 more victories maintain Vancouver Giants winning momentum

Back-to-back home wins against Cougars and Silvertips prepare hockey team for trip south tonight

Giants cap impressive weekend with 4-3 win over the Everett Silvertips. (Rob Wilton, Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Cloverdale-Langley City MP John Aldag was in the City Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, for the announcement of the names of the Surrey and Langley SkyTrain stations. (Black Press Media files)

Cloverdale-Langley City Liberal MP mulls provincial run for NDP

John Aldag has twice represented the federal riding

Cloverdale-Langley City MP John Aldag was in the City Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, for the announcement of the names of the Surrey and Langley SkyTrain stations. (Black Press Media files)